Half Term Fun Here at the Oakeley Arms we’re gearing up for the first school holiday of 2014; it’s only a few days now until schools over the country shut down for the February half term. Our little corner of Wales opens up it’s arms to visitors from across the country at this time of…

Tall Tales Who remembers their favourite stories from their childhood? It’s time to drag those old books down from the attic and dust them off, because it’s National Storytelling Week (1st-8th February). Here at the Oakeley Arms we’ve got loads of happy memories of stories from our childhood, and also of reading to our own…

Love is in the air….. Are you feeling romantic today? We’re feeling all of a flutter here at the Oakeley Arms because it’s Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen’s Day), which is the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine’s Day. As with many great stories, the tale of old St Dwynwen is not really a happy one. Dwynwen…

Search for a singing star! The search is on for a new singing star! News has reached us here at the Oakeley Arms that young singers across Wales are being invited to audition for a new role where they will sing with Bryn Terfel, the Welsh opera superstar. Organisers at the Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod…

Welsh Route for the Commonwealth Baton This year, the famous Commonwealth Games are being held in the Scottish city of Glasgow, and to celebrate the run up to the events the Queen’s Baton Relay has begun in earnest. The Queen’s Baton Relay is an integral part of every Commonwealth Games; the aim is to bring…

North Wales Adrenalin Rush Last year we blogged about a new adventure attraction that had transformed the ruins of an old quarry into one of the hottest new adrenalin rushes in Wales. Zip World opened its doors last Spring, and has since gone from strength to strength. The Zip World experience along over a mile…

Perfect Peaks Here at the Oakeley Arms we’re lucky to be situated in the heart of Snowdonia, one of the most stunning areas of the UK, and home to some of the finest mountains and hills, and today is International Mountain Day 2013. This year marks the 10th anniversary since the first International Mountain Day…

Siarad Cymraeg? If you’ve ever fancied learning the local lingo, now’s your chance! Welsh classes will be held at the Oakeley Arms hotel from January, courtesy of Coleg Meirion Dwyfor. See all the details below, but don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to learn something new, have some fun and meet some like-minded learners. Learn Welsh…

Here at the Oakeley Arms we love our pooches, they really are a man (and woman’s) best friend. All our holiday cottages allow four-legged friends with well behaved owners, so in this week’s blog post we’re celebrating all things dog-shaped. If you bring your pooch on holiday, then here’s our handy guide to a Dog Friendly Snowdonia…

Brilliant Blogging Did you know that this month is National Blog Posting Month? No, neither did we, but as you know, here at the Oakeley Arms we are big fans of blogging so we thought we’d celebrate in style – with another blog post, of course!! National Blog Posting Month is to celebrate all of…